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Rack. we have a little bit coming into our basement. but nothing compared to that down there. it's really sad. >> you watch things flow down the street and there goes all your memories. nothing you can do. alisyn: what's the scene in little falls, john? >> reporter: the water is receding. i was talking to a police officer. he said this was the water line as of last night. the passaic river along little falls was cresting at 11.8 feet early sunday morning around 1:00 a.m. it's now at 10.1 feet. that's considered major flood stage. the downward trend shows the water will continue to recede into ...

You just mentioned the overall unemployment rate of 9.5%. it's been stuck there. it's been as high as 10% and we're stuck here at 9.5%. when you look at the subset of military veterans of iraq and afghanistan war, 11.8% in july. a year ago, it was -- we have the number for you, it was 9.8%. consider the overall unemployment rate a year ago at this time, 9.4%. all right, so the numbers trend higher for these veterans, but those are statistics. let's take a look at richard wilkes, and we're not talking about statistics now. these are families. these are faces of returning veterans trying to tran...

Going from the armed forces to the work force. that is the battle now for u.s. troops returning from war. josh levs looks at the rather bleak picture for veterans in their search for jobs. josh. >> yeah, and tony, you have seen some of these numbers. we're going to hash through them, becausis such an ugly picture. unemployment in america in general. when we look specifically at people who have been participating in the recent wars, this is just post 9/11, talking iraq and afghanistan, the numbers are drawn out all the way down for that. nationally right now, our unemployment rate is at 9.5%. a...

Time to transition, right, from a military job into the civilian work force, and as we talk about all the time, this is a difficult and challenging time to be looking for a job. take a look at this. you mentioned it just a moment ago. the national unemployment rate stands right now at 9.5%. but take a look at the number for returning veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. we're talking about iraq and afghanistan veterans from 2001 on. look at the unemployment figure. it's at 11.8%. and this is from the department of labor. if you take a look -- this is up. this is actually up from last yea...

Of their military service. but soldiers like wilks fear their guard service makes employers reluctant to take them on. >> they didn't want to take the time to hire someone and them have them deployed, then have to retire someone. >> reporter: wilks is back home once again an again facing the same transition to civilian life without work. he's not alone. the jobless rate among veterans who's served since 9/11 rose to 11.8% last month. compare that to the national rate of 9.5%. the army national guard says this problem is especially troubling among their ranks. >> they have skills an they have t...